CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass
• A 35-year-old Centralia man was arrested for trespassing in the 600 block of Harrison Avenue just after 9 a.m. on Sept. 13.
• A man who was reportedly “bothering customers,” “screaming and yelling while in the restroom and refusing to come out” inside a business in the 600 block of North Tower Avenue was trespassed for life from the business at 6:55 p.m. on Sept. 13.
• A homeless man was trespassed for life from a business in the 100 block of North Gold Street just after 8:25 p.m. on Sept. 13.
• A man who was “being disorderly and yelling at other patrons” inside a business in the 100 block of North Tower Avenue was trespassed for a year from the business just after 9:55 p.m. on Sept. 13.
• A 43-year-old Centralia man was arrested for trespassing in the 1600 block of Johnson Road just before 8:10 a.m. on Sept. 15.
Fraud
• A 22-year-old Rochester man was arrested for knowingly using a counterfeit bill at a business in the 1000 block of Harrison Avenue just after 11 a.m. on Sept. 13. Possible third-degree theft charges have been referred to the Lewis County Prosecutor’s Office.
• An incident reported in the 1000 block of Ellsbury Street just before 7:25 a.m. on Sept. 15 involving a woman who was “scammed out of $20,000” is under investigation.
Theft
• A backpack was reported stolen from inside a business in the 1500 block of Harrison Avenue at approximately 4 p.m. on Sept. 14.
Criminal impersonation
• A 60-year-old Chehalis man was arrested for criminal impersonation and for an outstanding warrant at the intersection of South Pearl and South streets at approximately 9:40 p.m. on Sept. 13.
Drug violations
• A 61-year-old Chehalis woman was cited for knowing possession of narcotics at the intersection of South Pearl and South streets just before 10:40 p.m. on Sept. 13.
• A 44-year-old Chehalis man was cited for a drug violation in the 1400 block of Harrison Avenue at approximately 11:40 p.m. on Sept. 14. He was also arrested and released on a misdemeanor warrant.
Harassment
• Officers responded to a report of a man who went up to someone in the 400 block of North Tower Avenue and “demanded their car keys” just after 9:55 p.m. on Sept. 14. Law enforcement later saw the man and attempted to contact him, but he fled on foot and was not located. The case is under investigation.
Vehicle accident
• A non-injury, two-vehicle collision was reported at the intersection of H and West Fifth streets just after 1:25 a.m. on Sept. 14. One vehicle reportedly struck a legally parked, unoccupied vehicle.
Sexual misconduct
• A sexual assault reported in the 2600 block of Eureka Avenue just after 3:50 a.m. on Sept. 14 is under investigation.
Department assist
• Centralia officers assisted the Washington State Patrol in responding to a vehicle that failed to yield on northbound Interstate 5 just before 2:20 a.m. on Sept. 15. The vehicle was ultimately stopped at the Scatter Creek rest stop, where troopers arrested the driver.
DUI
• A 38-year-old Centralia woman was arrested for DUI at the intersection of Little Hanaford and Halliday roads at 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 15.
• A 28-year-old Oakville man was arrested for DUI after he crashed into a train crossing guard unit at the intersection of Reynolds Avenue and Lum Road just after 11:15 p.m. on Sept. 15.
FIRE AND EMS CALLS
• Between Friday morning and Monday morning, Lewis County 911 Communications logged approximately 68 illness-related calls, 18 injury-related calls, seven fire-related calls, seven vehicle accidents, five non-emergency service calls, one overdose, one hazardous conditions report, one suicide-related call, one medical helicopter request, two 911-hangup calls and six other calls.
JAIL STATISTICS
• As of Monday morning, the Lewis County Jail had a total system population of 160 inmates, including 147 in the general population and 13 in the Work Ethic and Restitution Center (WERC). Of general population inmates, 121 were reported male and 26 were reported female. Of the WERC inmates, 11 were reported male and two were reported female.
• As of Monday morning, the Chehalis Tribal Jail had a total system population of 22 inmates, including 15 booked by the Centralia Police Department, three booked by the state Department of Corrections, three booked by the Lummi Nation and one booked by the City of Elma.
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Sirens are compiled by assistant editor Emily Fitzgerald, who can be reached at emily@chronline.com. The Centralia Police Department can be reached at 360-330-7680, the Chehalis Police Department can be reached at 360-748-8605. If you were a victim of physical or sexual abuse, domestic violence or sexual assault, call Hope Alliance at 360-748-6601 or the Youth Advocacy Center of Lewis County at 360-623-1990.
